The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-28

potato crop nearly failure. Corn is good,
in spite of the weeds, which got the start
of them in haying. - Judge Nichols is
gaining, being able to sit up portion of the
time.
Brookfield.
| UNION HALL was not any too large to ac-
commodate the crowd that met last Thurs
day night to hear Hon. ID. II. Thing of
Maine. He seemed to be liked quite well.
- Rev. Il. p. Wild preached last Sab
both afternoon in the First church.
Chelsea.
Mr.. A. l.. PARSONS, the evangelist, will
| begin q series of meetings at the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday. He will hold
| services in the morning and evening on Sun
day, and in the afternoon and evening on
each week day. All persons, of any or no
denomination, will be heartily welcomed at
the meetings - II. w. Dearborn is
| joining his former shop with the Vincent
making them into a block of considerable
size. 80 Frank Beckwith is assisting A.
III. Powers in the grist-mill. - w. S.
Kenerson has returned to Cambridgeport,
Mass. w. s. Hatch has begun active
work on his new block. - Rev. w. r.
Puffer preached at the Congregational
church last Sunday. - Presiding Elder
A. b. Truax preached at the Methodist
church on Sunday. Quarterly meeting was
celebrated. One young lady was baptized
and one person received into full member
ship.
East Corinth.
A. G. JACKMAN, who is attending school
at st. Johnsbury, was at home over Sun
day - e. G.. Sawyer, George Butter.
field and w. t. Jackman attended the fail
at st. Johnsbury last week. - Miss
George Downs of Manchester, n. H., was
in town over Sunday - Mrs. Moses
Cur1ier, who has been visiting friends in
the West since last winter, returned last
week Tuesday.
Newbury.
Mrs. JOHN HALE went to Barnet last
week to visit her son-in-law, who is very
sick. - f.. G. Stocker has gone to the
| beach for a few weeks stay - Moses
Clark and wife have gone to Lisbon, n. H.
to spend few weeks with their daughter
Mrs. Ned. English. - Rev. W. +. En-
glish and wife left last week for Turkey OF
a missionary tour of five years. - Ed
mond George and family have moved into
the yellow clearinghouse. - Mr.. Fol
ansbee of Newburyport, Mass, is visiting
at DR.. George b. Hatchs. - Quite 8
number of our citizens went to Bradford
Monday to attend the Orange county fair
- Rev. j. Donaldson attended thu
quarterly services at the Methodist Churcl
last Sunday - A sociabe is to bt
holden at the Congregational parsonage
next Friday evening for the purpose of rails
ing money to purchase books for the tow
library. j. E. Wesener, proprietor o
the Montebello House, returns to Akron
Ohio, this week.
East Orange. a
THE Methodsts have holiness meetin,
this week. 1t began yesterday and close
this "wednesday evening. - Rev. Mr.
Davis of Topsham gave the young men o
this place an able and instructive discourse
last Sabbath. - Mr.. and Mrs. Lev
Grant who have been visiting friends il
New York the past few weeks, returned
home last Saturday. - Miss Nelli
Prescott is at home for few weeks, hav
ing worked for Mr.. Ira Calef of Washington
some two years or more without any vaca
ton during that time.
West Randolph.
THERE were union services in the Congre
gational church Sunday evening, with ser
mon by Rev. III. A. Spencer. - A water
guage has been put under Joslyns store t.
register the water for the water-works
- Bert Gay and wife of Gaysville wer
in town last week. - Cora Scott re
turned 30 Pennsylvania Saturday. -
Mrs. Lama Smith and Mrs. Salisbury an
Edgar are visiting in the Western States
- Lizzie Gilbert has returned to Tafts
vile. - Henry Walcott of Rocheste
was in town last week. - Williar
, , Mann raises apples in his garden weighn
eighteen ounces. - The Misses Hoo
the winter. Hattie Vinton has opene
dress-making shop in Braintree -
: r. Abbott of Florida was in town owe
Sunday, visiting at his fathers. - Bate
Nichols and family are at his fathers. 60
l.. p. Thayer has put in a water motor
- John Woodward was in Rocheste
over Sunday. - n. l.. Boyden, Esq,
i; in Chicago. - l.. p. Thayer was i
Waterbury on business Monday. - EC
s, Brooks is clerking at Royalton Center
- j. W. Hale has offered his house o
, Weston street for sale. - Rev. j. ,
Lewis of Boston will preach in Mechanic
band hall at two o'clock p. NJ. next Sunda.
: Tunbridge.
Mrs. NANCY WILLS died the 23d instan
aged fifty weight years and nine months. III,
I, husband, William b. Wills, died of hea
of the Methodist church and was known
. an earnest Christian lady. She was kin
l neighbor and was highly esteemed by a
I who knew her. - o. F. Slack, whilst c
. his way to Bethel the Goth, was throw
!, from his wagon, his horse jumping as raj
road train passed near him Mr.. Slack hs
his collar-bone broken and his head WI
~, badly bruised and cut. - Howard Luc
W of st. Johnsbury has been visiting h
: mother, and his sister, Mrs. A. p. Cushma
!, He returned home Saturday. - r.
II PiXley of Hancock is visiting in tow
- - Rev. G. E. Hurd member OF Pc
= No. q, is attending the Grand Army e
. campment at st. Louis this week. -
70 Rev. Mr. Hubbard went to New York 81
. 10Th to spend few weeks with his daug
u ter, who resides in that city. - Il.
= Wells starts for his winters work in Cul
: tomorrow. ii. G. Sawyer and wi
q have returned to Philadelphia. They start
. from South Royalton the 10Th. - Ma
i Hall returns to Derby Line this week. II
. father, John l.. Hall, ESQ, will accompal
him. - The preparations for the worlc
fair are nearly complete.
North Tunbridge.
REV. S. A. PARKER will preach here ne
~ Sunday forenoon at the usual hour.
Of West Fairlee.
. WILLIAM KIMBALL has returned to
r. inois. - Mrs. jenkins is moving
- Woodstock. - Etfe Eastman is We
u sick with typhoid fever. AS she is the on
!, child of widowed mother and brigl
~ promising girl the case excites much syl
y pathy. A young girl died at Mr.. HI
20 bard's, in Middle Brook, of the same disea
u Sunday evening. The disease is somewh
y prevalent here.
Williamstown.
Id WILL anyone acquainted with the histo
is of our town wonder that Monday of Ii
he week-the day on which ground was brok
SO for our railroad-should have been ce
d. brated? Our experience has been like I'll
At of the old patriarch in working for
At Rachel. There was first effort of years
ppt her thOuph 90 for the love he had tn ha